Name: Sweet potato falafels with coleslaw
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes about 700g/1lb 9oz in total; 1 tsp ground cumin; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 2 tsp ground coriander; handful coriander leaves , chopped; juice ½ lemon; 100g plain or gram flour; 1 tbsp olive oil; 4 wholemeal pitta breads; 4 tbsp reduced-fat hummus; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 tbsp golden caster sugar; 1 small onion finely sliced; 1 medium carrot grated; ¼ each white and red cabbage shredded

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Sweet potato falafels with coleslaw

Sweet potato falafels with coleslaw

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 50 mins

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Pittas bursting with homemade falafels and salad make a low-fat lunch or light supper for less than a pound per serving

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Healthy

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

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For the falafels

1 large or 2 small sweet potatoes

about 700g/1lb 9oz in total
1 tsp ground cumin
2 garlic cloves

chopped
2 tsp ground coriander
handful coriander

leaves , chopped
juice ½ lemon
100g plain or gram flour
1 tbsp olive oil
4 wholemeal pitta breads
4 tbsp reduced-fat hummus

For the coleslaw

2 tbsp red wine vinegar
1 tbsp golden caster sugar
1 small onion

finely sliced
1 medium carrot

grated
¼ each white and red cabbage

shredded

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal486
fat8g
saturates1g
carbs92g
sugars24g
fibre14g
protein16g
salt1.08g

low

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Microwave sweet potato whole for 8-10 mins until tender. Leave to cool a little, then peel. Put the potato, cumin, garlic, ground and fresh coriander, lemon juice and flour into a large bowl. Season, then mash until smooth. Using a tablespoon, shape mix and into 20 balls. Put on an oiled baking sheet, bake for around 15 mins until the bases are golden brown, then flip over and bake for 15 mins more until brown all over.
step 2

Meanwhile, stir the vinegar and sugar together in a large bowl until the sugar has dissolved, toss through the onion, carrot and cabbage, then leave to marinate for 15 mins. To serve, toast the pittas, then split. Fill with salad, a dollop of hummus and the falafels.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2010

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